Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League match at the Cardiff City Stadium on Sunday
Unai Emery recorded his first win as Arsenal manager against West Ham last weekend and will be looking to continue in the same vein when the Gunners travel to Cardiff on Sunday.
Emery’s side looked convincing against the Hammers, with Alexandre Lacazette impressing during a second-half cameo appearance.
Arsenal last played Cardiff in the 2013-14 season and are unbeaten against the Welsh side since 1961.
Left-back Sead Kolasinac is out for eight to ten weeks with a knee injury while Ainsley Maitland-Niles has suffered a fracture in his left leg and will be out for six to eight weeks.
Long-term absentee Laurent Koscielny is aiming to return to training in November, as will Carl Jenkinson who has a significant sprain to his right ankle.
Arsenal have no suspensions for this game.
Emery could hand Lucas Torreira his first full Premier League start in defensive midfield while Nacho Monreal or Stephan Lichtsteiner will start at left-back.
Mesut Ozil is expected to return to the starting XI while Alexandre Lacazette could start in the forward position following his impressive cameo appearance against West Ham.
Cardiff boss Neil Warnock is waiting on the fitness of star winger Junior Hoilett ahead of Sunday’s match after the Canadian picked up a groin problem during the stalemate with Huddersfield
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing is out for three months with a posterior cruciate injury while Aaron Gunnarsson is making progress on a knee injury and could be back after the international break.
Kick-off is 1:30pm BST (10am ET) on Sunday September 02, and the game will be shown on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. It will be shown on NBC in the United States, and on various channels around the world.
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